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I found this awhile back in a local park it seems to be a old us army collar pin it has a screw type backing on it. Does anyone know why the  back does not have a traditional pin with the cap? Does anyone know what year(s) it could range in? I would love to know some more information on it! The guns are a little bent but it cleaned up enough for it to look nice. Let me know what you think!

31 minutes ago, GB_Amateur said:

Could that be a cross pattee?  The depiction on the side might help narrow down what this particular ring's meaning.  Is that some kind of bird-human hybrid?

No, it looks like a normal eagle. It does have a little shield type thing under the eagle.

This is a ring I just found on my last trip to the beach this summer. It looks like some sort of German ring with the iron cross and eagles on the side. It has no markings on the inside. Can it be from WW2? Does anyone have any information on an age or what it means? I would love to hear your thoughts!

I would have to say my great grandmothers 3rd husband would be the person who gave my interest. Knowing that he was not my real great grandfather, he was a great man. He had a older metal detector and a Tupperware full of silver coins, wheat pennies, and more, and my dad got it from his grandmother after he died. The stuff sat in my garage for years until I found it and seen all of the cool old stuff that could be found. I started with the old detector, but it really didn’t pick up much in the ground. It was really outdated and took 16 AA batteries. I still have that detector, but the one I use now my neighbor gave to me for free a few years ago. I have made my own little box of finds in a old fishing tackle box, and I have added his original finds in with mine. He used to go to a old local park after work at a steel mill, almost everyday. I even use the ww2 us army shovel that he had. Hope you find the story interesting!

Great finds! You should restore that axe/hatchet head. You can soak and sand it, buy or make a new handle, and sharpen it. Those files could also be cleaned up if they are not to brittle. It’s a good idea if you are into using and restoring tools! Keep it up!

Oh, the pieces with the animal is the body of the flask. I didn’t look at it that way. Oops.

Do you know what the pieces are with the animal picture?

18 minutes ago, okara gold said:

Nice button. I think I'll be knocking on your door asking for permission to hunt your yard! LOL

It is actually a pin that goes on the right side of the collar. See in picture. I would also love to hunt this yard. 

2 hours ago, Mark Gillespie said:

Maybe 1930's

It makes sense.

Cool find! I have a few of them in un dug condition. I could be From ww2 up to the 1970s maybe. What year was the house built?

It was only 80 degrees 

19 minutes ago, Rick N. MI said:

That is a great find! What detector were you using?

I was using a old bounty hunter tracker iD/505.

Thanks

I thought I would share this. A few years ago, my family and I went of a trip to Germany for a week in the summer. My grand parents meet some German folks when they went and we meet up with them when we went. They own a dice of land where a lot of ww2 relics were found before. I took me metal detector and was able to talk them into letting me hunt it. I found a few other things, but this is probably the most interesting one. It is a original ww2 German helmet! I am very happy to have found it. It is in pretty good shape for being so old. Let me know what you think!

The value thing looks like it is for water. Great mercury dime, I have not found of or those yet.

1 hour ago, Ridge Runner said:

We all here are coin.gold and relic hunters. If you live on this planet and do one of the above you can post here.

 I see finds from around the world that I enjoy seeing but never be able to hunt . That’s okay and I thank you for posting.

 Chuck 

Wow, just take it easy man!

24 minutes ago, kac said:

GhostLands is in Europe, might explain the odd looking coins 😉

There not odd looking, it just doesn’t look American. I’m American.

That doesn’t look American.

49 minutes ago, Chase Goldman said:

It is a Western Pacific Railway (W.P.Ry.) button from a conductor or railroad employee.  Neat find.

Western Pacific Railway was founded in 1903 and was incorporated into the Union Pacific Railroad system in 1982 and ceased to exist as a separate independent railroad.

Thank you for identifying the button. I thought is was western Pennsylvania railway when I first looked at it, since I am in Pennsylvania, but that doesn’t exist. I knew it looked like a railroad button. I am happy to have it. It is neat indeed! Any date you may have in mind?

This is a button I found not to long ago. It says W.P.Ry. On the front of it. On the back it says it was made by the Bloch co. who is located in Cleveland, Ohio. It stills has its shank, and is in good readable condition. It is a little banged up, but not to bad. It it some sort of railroad or conductor button? Is it from a fashion company? I did look up the Bloch co, but all I got was pictures of other buttons. All I know that it is a button manufacturer. If you can identify it, or have any guesses, please reply!

Looks like a horse shoe. Do you have a matching set? It would be rarer with a matching set. Maybe worth 250 dollars? Just a guess on that.

On 7/24/2020 at 10:32 PM, Jeff McClendon said:

I spent most of my time with a detector (about 10 years) as a gold prospector. I had some decent detectors, found some gold, accidental relics and definitely enjoyed it. I finally realized (I am pretty slow sometimes) I could also find relics on purpose, along with coins (money!!!!) and quality jewelry (even more money). I tried using my Tesoro Lobo Super Traq for that purpose and realized pretty quickly that I needed a detector with a few more features. After trying 25 or so entry level to advanced detectors, technology finally caught up with my soil conditions and the Minelab Equinox was born. My finds rate of good targets (like money and quality jewelry) skyrocketed and now I can't stop unless my body stops me first. I own two Equinox (oops, just bought another one today........) and I paid for both of them in the first year of ownership with money leftover. So.......

The Bounty Hunter Tracker IV is a decent entry level detector and may be fine for your hunting and soil conditions but I have no idea really. If you have any inkling that you want to keep going, I would upgrade first and then decide. Maybe this hobby is not for you but the Tracker IV could also be holding you back.

Jeff

I’m not using a bounty hunter IV. I have a old bounty hunter tracker 1-d/505. I’m not sure if they are the same, and the IV is newer? It worked for me for the first time. and I’m happy with how that worked.( it was free after all) . is it a good starter tooI? I am going to keep trying it, I like it so far. Thanks.

2 minutes ago, Joe Beechnut OBN said:

It fits the style of class rings from the late 50's to mid 70's..then to present, My guess would be the late 60's? 

Do you think it is some kind of graduation ring?

On 7/24/2020 at 8:23 PM, Joe D. said:

   I'm pretty much with GB, and Chase on this!  I reread your profile, and must say, you have alot of cool hobbies competing for your time! So maybe/ maybe not on the value of your time! 

   I do see a common thread in them though! You like different forms of history! Old motorcycles, stamps, coins , relics! Etc...! Very very few people are going to make a living out of detecting! For the most part, most hunts, i'm probably averaging a dollar an hour in clad! But that is not why i do it! Its for the mystery, and challenge of the hunt! And i can dedicate as much, or as little time as i please to it! I'm a collector of many of those same things myself ( except for bikes)! It's more about the thrill of the hunt! And since I've been on the Forum, learning and sharing experiences with others!  

  You are in a very historic state, and i wish i had access to what you have the potential to find! 

I've said it before, but they don't call "Detecting" Finding! Or "fishing"; catching! Finding and Catching would be too much like a job, and take all the fun out of it!👍👍

Thanks to you as well. Well said! No one has to dive in on the start. I can take my time in the beginning and start up more as I learn. I hope I have more posts coming! The hunt will be exciting! I try it out. Thanks for helping!

On 7/24/2020 at 8:02 PM, Chase Goldman said:

If your singular focus is just on the finds and not on the total picture - the hobby will seem tedious and pointless. 

If you cannot appreciate the intangibles such as getting outdoors and away from the chaos, the thrill of the hunt, the occasional spectacular finds, the friendship that comes from meeting others engaged in similar pursuits, researching and gaining access to productive/historic sites, debates on equipment, busting your buddy's chops on getting skunked, celebrating with your buddy when they find that gold coin that you too can hold in your hand, learning about things you never knew existed, seeing some cool wildlife, grabbing as much silver as you can at a seeded contest hunt, finding a long lost carved Civil War bullet fishing weight, and reuniting priceless items back with their owners then yeah, it will seem like a tedious way to collect trash at a place where you couldn't care less using an expensive piece of gear that is over-designed for the task at hand. 

It's all a matter of perspective.  Most people who simply see visions of easy treasure popping out of the ground before experiencing the realities of the hobby lose interest fairly quickly.  Looks like you are potentially in that camp.  Detecting is what you choose to make of it and it is not everyone's passion.  You have to discover that for yourself and decide your path.  Everything you have said is absolutely true but matters little to the detectorist who gets enjoyment from everything else the hobby has offer.  A coin or relic or nugget found is 100 times sweeter than buying that same item off ebay.

 

Thanks for the input! I do like getting outside and the hobby will get me away. I will enjoy talking to everyone on the forum. Well said. You make good points, and just like I told GB, I will spend extra time in the beginning detecting. I don’t have to start completely, maybe for a little to try it out in the beginning.